Snow, falling temperatures to continue through Thursday afternoon, but how much will we get?

The midstate can expect periods of heavy snow and falling temperatures through Thursday afternoon.

But the major weather forecasters differ slightly on exactly how much snow the midstate will see from Thursday's storm.

About 4 to 6 inches of snow is expected to fall around the Chambersburg, Carlisle, Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York areas by Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters at AccuWeather are calling for 2 to 4 inches of snow through Thursday afternoon.

The Weather Channel is predicting 3 to 5 inches of snow for the Harrisburg area.

The snow is expected to move through the midstate by 4 p.m. Thursday, then colder temperatures will move in, forecasters said.

Low temperatures are expected to reach the single digits for Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.

By comparison, the Baltimore area will receive about 6 to 8 of snow on Thursday, while the State College area will receive about an inch, according to the National Weather Service.

THURSDAY:
A 100 percent of snow, mainly before 11 a.m. High near 26. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches possible. Low around 4.

FRIDAY:
Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -2. Low around 11.